Used to describe a piece of writing that is excessively long and verbose; repetitive and tedious.

Bamboo or wooden strips used as writing material in ancient China

(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo used for writing in ancient times

(idiom) a very long and tedious piece of writing; an extremely lengthy text; excessively long and wordy

a collective term for official documents, letters, or correspondence; paperwork

A bureaucratic style of working that relies heavily on paperwork and forms while being disconnected from reality; excessive bureaucracy.

(literary) official documents or office correspondence

(literary) official document or government dispatch

Exhausted and physically worn out by a heavy workload of official papers or office duties.

letters or correspondence; literary term for a letter or document

(literary) a letter or written correspondence

The end of a letter or document; the closure of a written correspondence

Describes a piece of writing that is extremely long and wordy; prolix; voluminous

letters; correspondence. Originally refers to bamboo slips used for writing.

letters or documents written on paper or wooden tablets

(of writing) verbose and repetitive; long-winded and redundant

(literary) correspondence; wooden tablets used for writing in ancient times

records of criminal cases or legal proceedings